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III - Administrative Public

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-NET-000362-RTR-000114

    Group
  • The NSX-T Tier-0 Gateway must be configured to have Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) mask replies disabled on all external interfaces.

    The ICMP supports IP traffic by relaying information about paths, routes, and network conditions. Routers automatically send ICMP messages under a wide variety of conditions. Mask Reply ICMP messag...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362-RTR-000115

    Group
  • The NSX-T Tier-0 Gateway must be configured to have Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects disabled on all external interfaces.

    The ICMP supports IP traffic by relaying information about paths, routes, and network conditions. Routers automatically send ICMP messages under a wide variety of conditions. Redirect ICMP messages...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362-RTR-000117

    Group
  • The NSX-T Tier-0 Gateway must be configured to use the BGP maximum prefixes feature to protect against route table flooding and prefix de-aggregation attacks.

    The effects of prefix de-aggregation can degrade router performance due to the size of routing tables and also result in black-holing legitimate traffic. Initiated by an attacker or a misconfigured...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512-RTR-000001

    Group
  • The NSX-T Tier-0 Gateway must be configured to use its loopback address as the source address for iBGP peering sessions.

    Using a loopback address as the source address offers a multitude of uses for security, access, management, and scalability of the BGP routers. It is easier to construct appropriate ingress filters...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000131-RTR-000035

    Group
  • The NSX-T Tier-0 Gateway must be configured to have routing protocols disabled if not in use.

    A compromised router introduces risk to the entire network infrastructure, as well as data resources that are accessible via the network. The perimeter defense has no oversight or control of attack...
    Rule Low Severity

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